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up by 15 points in north carolina. 36 points in eye way. and 30 points in ohio. those numbers explain why all year republicans have been trying to limit early voting and suppress the vote. joining me now, two men who stood up to protect the rights of voters in ohio. democratic election officials dennis lieberman and todd richie were fired by ohio's republican secretary of state for trying to protect voting rights, for standing up for more voting hours. today a judge refused to give them their jobs back. thank you both for being here. and let me just say, you are two champions for democracy and we are all sorry for this ruling and that it didn't go your way. we are all losers in this. dennis, let me start with you. does this ruling today make you regret your decision to stand up for voting rights? >> absolutely not. tom and i were talking about this earlier. we would not have changed a thing. we would have done everything exactly the way that we did it. this was never about tom and i. this has been, from the very beginning, about allowinging people to vote and abo
up by 15 points in north carolina. 36 points in eye way. and 30 points in ohio. those numbers explain why all year republicans have been trying to limit early voting and suppress the vote. joining me now, two men who stood up to protect the rights of voters in ohio. democratic election officials dennis lieberman and todd richie were fired by ohio's republican secretary of state for trying to protect voting rights, for standing up for more voting hours. today a judge refused to give them their...
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another path to victory was north carolina. we know that now that they are leaving north carolina. and virginia, the race is razor tight. so there are a virt tea ariety . great news for democrats. >> richard, it seems that not only are we dealing with a lot of celebrities out there, but they are giving real content and substance. president clinton was in ohio today telling voters that president obama saved the auto industry and the economy. listen. >> when you were down and you were out and your whole economy was threatened, the president had your back. you've got to have his back now. this is not complicated for me. if somebody saved my economy, i'd be for him. >> i might add, richard, former president clinton made these comments in par mma, ohio, wher the number one employer of that city is general motors. to have celebrity and substance, quite a combination. >> right. and we've heard this before, ohio's economy is doing better than the economy as the national as a whole. you've got big regional differences that just happen to be in some of these big battleground states. so when
another path to victory was north carolina. we know that now that they are leaving north carolina. and virginia, the race is razor tight. so there are a virt tea ariety . great news for democrats. >> richard, it seems that not only are we dealing with a lot of celebrities out there, but they are giving real content and substance. president clinton was in ohio today telling voters that president obama saved the auto industry and the economy. listen. >> when you were down and you were...
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and running into big bird when they voted in north carolina this weekend. it looks like the longest lines were in georgia. karen sent us this picture of the six-hour long wait and jason sent us this picture of his family who also waited in a six-hour long line to vote. that's dedication. i have more on the fight for voting rights and i'll be voting event this weekend but we want to see you cast your ballot, too. go to facebook page, which is facebook.com/politicsnation and share your early voting photos with us. they might end up on the show. >>> we're back with our continuing coverage of hurricane sandy and its possible effects on the presidential election. specifically, impact voting turnout. today, north carolina, maryland, and washington, d.c., canceled early voting for today. also today, the supreme court took no action on cases asking it to end the voting rights act. another big defeat for right wingers trying to suppress the vote. there's more news on early voting. i was in florida over the weekend where early voting opened saturday. i can report tha
and running into big bird when they voted in north carolina this weekend. it looks like the longest lines were in georgia. karen sent us this picture of the six-hour long wait and jason sent us this picture of his family who also waited in a six-hour long line to vote. that's dedication. i have more on the fight for voting rights and i'll be voting event this weekend but we want to see you cast your ballot, too. go to facebook page, which is facebook.com/politicsnation and share your early...
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he needs virginia, north carolina, he needs florida, and he definitely needs ohio if he wants to win the presidency. but as krystal said earlier, the president has more avenues so every dollar he spent will be a dollar well spent. >> president obama and president clinton will campaign together this coming monday in orlando, florida, youngstown, ohio, and prince william county virginia. that's an effective duo, wouldn't you say? >> i would say so. prince william county is my old neck of the woods. those are key areas in florida that they think is in play. it's going to be one of the tougher swing states to them. but back to the point of ad spending, i'm from virginia, my parents live there, my family is there. the voters' eyes are totally glazed over and i would definitely put my money on the ground game. >> another weapon potentially, jonathan, is the young vote. president obama urged young audience listeners on mtv to get out and vote early. listen to this. >> i hope every young person who is listening don't believe this idea that your vote does not matter. in 2000, in gore versus b
he needs virginia, north carolina, he needs florida, and he definitely needs ohio if he wants to win the presidency. but as krystal said earlier, the president has more avenues so every dollar he spent will be a dollar well spent. >> president obama and president clinton will campaign together this coming monday in orlando, florida, youngstown, ohio, and prince william county virginia. that's an effective duo, wouldn't you say? >> i would say so. prince william county is my old neck...
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florida, colorado, north carolina, virginia is a tie. now, nbc news poll lit cal unit says if obama wins, just ohio, iowa, and wisconsin as he's currently ahead in those states, that that gets him over 270 electoral votes and he wins the white house. so, i mean, you almost get the perception that this is a lot closer than it is and i don't take granted for granted but we're not in panic zone, those that are with the president here. >> no, people shouldn't be in panic zoens. i've been hearing from friends in michigan and other states. friends in michigan want to go to ohio. that's what you want to have happen in the closing weeks of the campaign. you need that kind of enthusiasm from your folks who aren't just saying, he's five, six points up. i can go back to doing something else. you want to make sure that the folks are showing up and the president is doing his job because he's talking about the future, making it plain. people think romnesia is too simple. this president, nobody has a say. this president needs to go out and make a plan
florida, colorado, north carolina, virginia is a tie. now, nbc news poll lit cal unit says if obama wins, just ohio, iowa, and wisconsin as he's currently ahead in those states, that that gets him over 270 electoral votes and he wins the white house. so, i mean, you almost get the perception that this is a lot closer than it is and i don't take granted for granted but we're not in panic zone, those that are with the president here. >> no, people shouldn't be in panic zoens. i've been...
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carolina. swing state polls last week showed obama ahead by three points in wisconsin, by seven in michigan, but also losing to come ree in colorado and virginia. i mean, what do you make of the state of the race right now, bob? >> well, i think the whole variety of polls all over the place, i think the race has tightened since the first debate. i think you're right. the fighting barack obama has to show up tomorrow. by the way, it doesn't have to be obnoxious. when he gets asked a question by someone in the audience, stand up and say, look, there's a real difference between what i would do and what governor romney would do and outline that difference and show how he's going to stand up and fight for the middle class. i think the structure of this race still favors the president because romney virtually has to run the table, especially if obama holds that lead in ohio. >> now, joan, should the president point out the blatant dishonesty and distortions of mr. romney and his campaign to mr. romne
carolina. swing state polls last week showed obama ahead by three points in wisconsin, by seven in michigan, but also losing to come ree in colorado and virginia. i mean, what do you make of the state of the race right now, bob? >> well, i think the whole variety of polls all over the place, i think the race has tightened since the first debate. i think you're right. the fighting barack obama has to show up tomorrow. by the way, it doesn't have to be obnoxious. when he gets asked a...
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down everywhere except north carolina. president obama has a 19 point lead among ohio voters when it comes to looking out for the middle class. he has a 23 point lead on understanding the economic problems that people are facing. and the president has a 19 point lead on who is more trusted to handle medicare. these are facts. and no amount of deception on the debate stage will change that. joining me now is democratic senator sherrod brown of ohio. our latest nbc poll shows senator brown with a nine point lead over his republican challenger. senator, thanks for coming on the show tonight. >> good to be back reverend sharp ton, thank you very much. >> do voters in ohio care more about performance or policy? >> they care about policy.ton, . >> do voters in ohio care more about performance or policy? >> they care about policy. you start with the auto rescue. president obama knows that 800,000 jobs in ohio are connected to the auto industry directly or indirectly. tens of thousands probably hundreds of those were in jeopardy w
down everywhere except north carolina. president obama has a 19 point lead among ohio voters when it comes to looking out for the middle class. he has a 23 point lead on understanding the economic problems that people are facing. and the president has a 19 point lead on who is more trusted to handle medicare. these are facts. and no amount of deception on the debate stage will change that. joining me now is democratic senator sherrod brown of ohio. our latest nbc poll shows senator brown with a...
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north carolina is is considering an investigation into the consulting firm. and a woman registering only republican voters worked for sprool's group in colorado. check out what she said. >> would you vote for romney or obama. >> wait, i thought you were registering voters a minute ago. >> i am. >> who are you registering? all voters? >> i'm actually trying to register voters for a particular party because we're out here in support of romney, actually. >> and who is paying you for this? >> oh, the -- let me see. we're working for the county clerk's office. >> this is exactly what started the phony a.c.o.r.n. scandal. phony voter registrations. the same thing. so where is the right wing outrage today? they were horrified by those a.c.o.r.n. employees in 2008. so, guys, what do you have to say? did the right wing think we wouldn't notice their convenient double standard? nice try. but we got you. have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a deco
north carolina is is considering an investigation into the consulting firm. and a woman registering only republican voters worked for sprool's group in colorado. check out what she said. >> would you vote for romney or obama. >> wait, i thought you were registering voters a minute ago. >> i am. >> who are you registering? all voters? >> i'm actually trying to register voters for a particular party because we're out here in support of romney, actually. >> and...
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in north carolina today, vice president biden took the issue of the 47% comments. it's clear they're staying on message. listen to what the vice president had to say today. >> i know i'm not the only one who has sounded strange for governor romney to write off 47% of this country. what i can't understand is characterizing almost half the country as dependent, not willing to take personal responsibility, seeing themselves as victims. this country is neither dependent nor in decline. i don't recognize the country they're talking about. i really mean it. it's never, never, never been a good bet to bet against the american people. never! never! >> do you predict, governor, we're going to hear that from the president in tomorrow's speech -- in tomorrow's debate, i should say, and speeches throughout the next 35 days from -- >> absolutely. >> -- both the president and vice president? >> absolutely. and they should. as your other guest said, this was a window into governor romney's basic core of beliefs, into his political soul. same thing with paul ryan. they can try to
in north carolina today, vice president biden took the issue of the 47% comments. it's clear they're staying on message. listen to what the vice president had to say today. >> i know i'm not the only one who has sounded strange for governor romney to write off 47% of this country. what i can't understand is characterizing almost half the country as dependent, not willing to take personal responsibility, seeing themselves as victims. this country is neither dependent nor in decline. i...